​Politicians usually make me feel sick to my stomach so I've never really had much interest in politics in years past. This year however I'm quite excited about the race because there is such diversity among the candidates. As an astrologer first and foremost I'm interested in people and their stories.  

The more flamboyant side of my nature (Aries, Sagittarius and strong Uranus) wants to see change, and both Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton certainly offer that. Donald Trump (Gemini) brings youth and great energy, but is it all just pomp and circumstance? Is there any real substance there? He's the candidate that generates the most enthusiasm though; he's got "it" as they say.

​The cusp of the 10th house is called the Midheaven, and to me, the sign on the cusp of this house embodies the traits that we most admire and therefore aspire to integrate into our lives.

​Quite often, we do this naturally through our careers. If we are so inclined we could even say destiny is to be found in our 10th house. To understand our Midheaven (MC) sign, we also to have to look at its opposite sign found on the Nadir (IC).

​At their best, astrology charts (individual or relationship) can be like having a personal owner's manual for your life. Most people intuitively live their lives very close to what their natal chart's potential describes, and I think people become unhappy and unfulfilled when they stray very far from their natal chart promise. At his or her best, an astrologer is a benevolent tour guide, guiding you through the nooks and crannies of the astrology chart. But neither the astrologer nor the astrology, has the final say — you get to choose what's best for you.

Why The Goddess Won't Come Back via the Rise of Technology 

or:

​How We Could Miss Her With Our Fingers Firmly Grasping the Remote 

​​The premise behind The Alphabet vs. the Goddess, by Leonard Shlain, is that as a result of advances in the media and the increasing prevalence of visual imagery in movies, magazines and on the Internet, we are moving away from a linear-thinking culture, and more towards a visual, imaginal, right-brained society.  

​I think fear is a component of everyone's life. No matter how confident we act, or even feel sometimes, there is always in the background this defensiveness, this fear that we will somehow be "discovered" or "seen" as the fraud we believe we really are.

​But it is holding so tightly to fear that makes us a fraud, makes it difficult, and sometimes impossible, to grow beyond, to shed the skin of the habit-thinking that keeps us petrified to become new, full, and more capable of flexible lovingness, of both ourselves and others. Fear also separates us from others, from the possibility of their deep acceptance, and the healing influence that that may have on helping us accept ourselves more deeply for who we really are.

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The sky continues to challenge us. We kick off the weekend with Venus opposing Pluto.  Look for old lovers to pop up.